Sony warns it could move factories over Japanese energy policy
Sony has warned the Japanese government it may have to shift manufacturing out of the country unless rules on renewable energy are relaxed, as it tries to meet the green Continue Reading
Japan Could Restart Nuclear Reactor Damaged In 2011 Disaster
A local governor in Japan has approved plans from utility Tohoku Electric Power to restart one of its nuclear reactors that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and the following Continue Reading
Toshiba Will Quit Coal Only After Building More Plants
Toshiba Corp. said it will stop taking orders for new coal-fired power plants as it makes a wider push to embrace renewable energy, though it will still complete work on Continue Reading
Japan Eyes Replacing Oil With Hydrogen Amid Carbon Neutral Push
Tucked into a port in western Japan sits a spherical tank that may soon hold the country’s energy future. The import terminal in the city of Kobe, is slated to Continue Reading
Japan Eyes Replacing Oil With Hydrogen Amid Carbon Neutral Push
Tucked into a port in western Japan sits a spherical tank that may soon hold the country’s energy future. The import terminal in the city of Kobe, is slated to Continue Reading
Japan’s Net Zero Plan Hits Speed Bump as Small Utilities Balk
Japan’s pledge to be a net-zero greenhouse gas emitter by 2050 is running into headwinds: smaller power utilities addicted to coal and natural gas. Regional electricity providers including Hokkaido Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Continue Reading
Japan’s New Leader Sets Ambitious Goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Japan will be carbon neutral by 2050, its prime minister said on Monday, making an ambitious pledge to sharply accelerate the country’s global warming targets, even as it plans to Continue Reading
Greenpeace Claims Fukushima Water Release Could Change Human DNA
Contaminated water that could soon be released into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contains radioactive carbon with the potential to damage human DNA, environmental rights organization Continue Reading
Suga Pledges Carbon Neutral Japan by 2050 in Policy Speech
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga set an ambitious target for his country to become carbon neutral by 2050 in his first policy speech to parliament since taking office as premier Continue Reading
Japan to Use Wind, Batteries to Meet Lofty 2050 Carbon Goal
Japan will promote the use of offshore wind generation and battery storage in its new effort to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a government official, indicating how the Continue Reading
Japan Set To Release Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Sea
Japan will release a million tons of water used in the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, the BBC has reported , citing Japanese media. The reports add that Continue Reading
Japan to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a Continue Reading
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan
South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen travelled northwards along the country’s east coast on Monday, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands where four people are Continue Reading
JAPAN DATA: July crude imports tumble to lowest for month in 53 years amid pandemic
Japan’s crude oil imports during the peak summer demand season in July tumbled to their lowest level for the month in more than five decades, a stern reminder to major Continue Reading
Japan ties national heat record as Hamamatsu hits 106 degrees
Temperatures soared into the triple digits and tied a national record in Japan on Monday, part of a sweltering heat wave that has swallowed the archipelago. Hamamatsu, a coastal city Continue Reading
Japan’s Economy in Deep Hole After Second-Quarter Plunge
Japan’s economy shrank slightly less in the April-June quarter than that of the U.S., but economists said it still had a long way to go before recovering from the coronavirus Continue Reading
Japan’s Economy Set to Crater by a Record in Awful Quarter
Japan’s pandemic-hit economy shrank last quarter by the most in records going back to 1955, official data is set to show Monday, with a resurgence of the virus threatening to Continue Reading
Toyota’s profit plunges as pandemic halves vehicle sales
Toyota’s profit plunged 74% in the last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic sank vehicle sales to about half of what the top Japanese automaker sold the previous year. Toyota Motor Continue Reading
A Giant New Coal Plant Helped Boost This Japan Utility’s Sales
How does a utility make money in the midst of one of the worst hits to power demand in modern history? By burning a little coal. At least, that’s what Kyushu Electric Continue Reading
JAPAN DATA: Crude imports hit 54-year low on pandemic, non-Mideast oil squeezed out
Japan’s crude imports plunged 31% year on year to 1.91 million b/d in June, the lowest for the month in 54 years, as refiners slashed their crude throughput because of Continue Reading
Russia’s Novatek ships first LNG cargo to Japan eastbound via Northern Sea Route
Russian LNG producer Novatek said July 24 it had shipped its first cargo from the Yamal LNG project to Japan eastbound via the Northern Sea Route, giving the company scope Continue Reading
Japan’s May crude imports fall to 53-year low as COVID-19 cuts oil demand
Japan’s crude imports dropped 25% year on year to 2.28 million b/d in May, the lowest for the month in 53 years as refiners had slashed their crude throughput in Continue Reading
Japan automakers’ May global sales drop 38% as lockdowns weigh
Japanese automakers’ global sales declined 38% in May, in the third straight month of big falls as most automotive factories and dealerships remained closed due to coronavirus lockdowns. The country’s Continue Reading
Japan scientists develop new catalyst capable of assisting three different key hydrogen reactions
Scientists from Kyushu University and Kumamoto University in Japan have developed a new catalyst capable of assisting three key reactions for using hydrogen in energy and industry. Inspired by three Continue Reading
Japan’s Tepco Plans $18 Billion Green Power Push by 2030
The renewable power unit of Japan’s biggest utility plans to spend more than 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) over the next 10 years to boost its green generation by as Continue Reading
Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, pandemic tests policy response
Japan’s economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as first-quarter GDP contracted less than initially thought, as the cornonavirus crisis slams the brakes on global growth and raises pressure Continue Reading
Japan Says Economy Worsening Rapidly Even as Shutdowns Ease
Japan’s government maintained its view that the economy continues to worsen sharply even as a nationwide state of emergency was lifted this week allowing businesses to start the slow process Continue Reading
Japan’s May gasoline demand at 37-year-low, slow demand recovery in sight
Japan’s estimated gasoline demand in May fell to the lowest monthly level in 37 years as consumers refrained from traveling at the beginning of the month, a period when driving Continue Reading
Japan seen facing 13 mil barrels of crude surplus over demand in June
At least one refiner considering delaying June loading term cargoes Domestic sales dropping 20% from COVID-19 Refiners at dilemma despite low oil price Japan could see roughly 13 million barrels Continue Reading
Japan March factory output, retail sales seen falling at sharper rate as virus hits: Reuters poll
Both Japan’s factory output and retail sales likely fell at a sharper pace in March as the coronavirus pandemic weighed more heavily across the broader economy, a Reuters poll showed. Continue Reading
Japan urges citizens to isolate as reports warn of 400,000 deaths
Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without urgent action, and Prime Continue Reading
Japan Declared a Coronavirus Emergency. Is It Too Late?
For months, Japan has confounded the world by reporting a relatively low rate of coronavirus infections without imposing the kind of stringent measures used by other nations. As the country Continue Reading
Trains full on first day of Japan’s coronavirus emergency, but some shops shut
Commuters heading to work packed into trains in the Japanese capital on Wednesday, the first day of a state of emergency aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak, with some expressing Continue Reading
Japan’s Golden Week gasoline demand recovery at risk with state of emergency
Hopes for a gasoline demand recovery during Japan’s Golden Week holiday are being thwarted as the government prepares to declare a state of emergency later Tuesday in a bid to Continue Reading
Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan’s ‘state of emergency’ already here
As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency, medical staff say a shortage of beds and a rise in cases Continue Reading
Japan PM to declare state of emergency of up to 6 months
Japan will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, media reported, with the government preparing a stimulus package to soften the Continue Reading
Can Japan’s Economy Get Any Worse? It May Soon Find Out
Even before the new coronavirus, Japan’s economy was in trouble . Exports were plummeting on slowing demand from China, and a tax increase at home was keeping shoppers out of Continue Reading
Japanese refiners prepare to keep products supply steady amid talk of Tokyo lockdown
Japanese refiners are preparing to maintain their supply of oil products and refining operations even if Tokyo imposes a citywide lockdown to combat a spike in coronavirus cases, company and Continue Reading
Japan Slashes View of Economy on Virus, Postponed Olympics
Japan’s government slashed its assessment of the economy, downgrading a range of components hit by the coronavirus pandemic as schools were shut, factory production lines halted and the Olympics postponed. In Continue Reading
Japan Launches Its First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Moves to unlock the full potential of Japan’s offshore wind industry are underway with the announcement of a task force set up to accelerate the sector’s development. Ambitions are to Continue Reading
China to become key gasoline supplier to Japan as term contract starts
China will emerge as a new term gasoline supplier to Japan in April when a Japanese refiner starts lifting Chinese barrels under a six-month supply deal — which may pressure Continue Reading
After Fukushima, Japan Can’t Quit Its Dirty Dependence on Coal
When the people of Tomioka were finally allowed short visits back to their homes after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster, one of the first things they did was to prune Continue Reading
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda offers bleak view on economy, warns of big hit from virus
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday said the coronavirus outbreak could inflict big damage on the economy, stressing the central bank’s readiness to take “appropriate action” to underpin Continue Reading
Japan store shelves stripped of toilet paper amid coronavirus fears
Supermarkets and drugstores in Japan have experienced shortages of toilet paper on jitters the product will follow face masks in selling out amid the spread of coronavirus in the country. Continue Reading
Japan’s slowing economy worries steelmakers amid COVID-19 impact
Japan’s slowing economy has steelmakers worried as the country’s manufacturing sector sees more pressure from the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your Continue Reading
Japan Sets Up Task Force to Deal With Virus Impact on Automakers
Japan’s auto industry and government are setting up a joint council for carmakers and auto parts suppliers as they face disruption due to the coronavirus outbreak. The group will share information Continue Reading
Japan records trade deficit in January amid growth fears
Japan recorded a trade deficit for the month of January Wednesday, as exports declined amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth. The Continue Reading
Japanese economy sinks amid fears about virus impact
The Japanese economy shrank at an annual pace of 6.3% last quarter as growth was battered by typhoons and crimped consumer spending. The seasonally adjusted economic data released Monday by Continue Reading
Another 67 people test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan
Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday. The United States said earlier on Continue Reading
Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks
Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power Continue Reading